Fire Pit Ring

From Shed to Workshop Episode II

From Shed to Workshop Episode I

A quick Home Reno Update

Home Reno Pt 4

Home Reno Pt 2

New Video for the DIY-ers out there.

Home Reno Pt 1

Expanding steps in to social mediums

Hello Everyone,

 Good evening/morning, depending on where you're from and where you're reading this latest post. The video I shot on Sunday was a bit too long for the format I'm attempting to stick to. I'm going to try to keep my videos under the 10 minute mark in length. I know I tend to ramble on about what I'm doing and I'd like to take this time to thank you for staying and reading my blog as well as watching my videos.

 As soon as I figure out how to add my intro to my videos, I'll stop using the title screens on the GoPro Studio. I know for some it can look dated but I'm not really a cinematographer and I'm learning about what the camera/lighting can mean when taking videos. For example, the reason why I chose to edit out half the episode from Sundays video.

I made a boo boo, I put the light source in front of the camera and after viewing the footage, you couldn't see anything. So I'm going to have to re-shoot the bad footage and come up with some talking points as to how and why I do things the way I do.

 On another note, I've created a facebook page for this blog and my youtube channel. I'll be cross-posting both the blog postings as well as the videos to both Facebook and blogspot. I'll also start driving for Uber soon and start uploading videos of the encounters with the weirder customers or riders as they like to be called.

 This weekend, however, I might clean out a space in a utility closet to use as a voice-over recording studio and use one of my Microsoft Life Chat 3000 headsets to record/edit videos without interfering with my family's activities.

So thanks again for reading, and I hope you look me up on Facebook at Leo Builds It

- Leo

Pallet Wood Bathroom Vanity Project Part 3

Well, I did it, I made a trip down to my in-laws to work on the vanity project and shoot this video. I apologize in advance for the section with the compressor. Maybe one day, I'll make a sound proofed box for the container and keep it out of range of the camera/neighbors.



Thanks for reading my posts and enjoy the video.

A Prius and FallOut 4

Well ladies and gents,

Its been almost a month, the weather down here in Central Florida has been dreary to say the least. Hopefully tomorrow, I can make time to go make some headway on my Bathroom Vanity project.

On a side note, I've sold my Hondas and have decided to buy a slightly well, a well owned car. I bought an 04 Prius with only 124k miles, which is really good considering its age. I promised my significant other that I wouldn't dirty it or mess it up as I did the Civics. ;)

I recently purchased FallOut 4 for PC. Lets just say that the community building option of the game are really immersive and though this isn't really a gaming blog. Its really really addicting, I mean if you can't go build in real life due to weather, time, money or having kids pull you in every direction. This game will scratch your creative itch.

Tomorrow, though. It'll be nice out and I'll get some footage taken to post later this week. But if all else fails. I might start talking about my latest play things. Who knows. Stay tuned for the next installment.

Thanks for reading.

New Shorter Name

So I asked a few people I know if I should change the name to something shorter and less annoying to type out and they came up with Leo Builds It... And I actually like it, so I'm running with it. I've created an intro via Animoto.com that my GoPro doesn't recognize so, if anyone knows a good program to convert MP4 video to AVI. I would be really appreciative. Thanks for reading.

Shop Cleaned Out

Hello Everyone,

Good morning, due to unforeseen circumstances and arrangements, my stack of pallet wood has been decimated. Apparently, the insurance company at my father in law's house doesnt like the idea of me having a stack of pallet wood in front of the workshop. So my in law's graciously cleaned out my stash and I've been attempting to keep three entities happy.

But now that it's been cleaned and sorted out. I can setup my tripod and start shooting this week's video. I also have been debating on changing the name of the blog to something easier to say out loud.

So I'll put it out there, these are the options:

1. Keep it as Diary of a Resto-Mod Blog

2. Change it to: Leo Builds ...

3. Change it to Leo Does ...

4. Making with Leo

5. Building with Leo

6. DIYing it with Leo

7. Any suggestions you might think of.

Thanks for reading and let me know which name I should go with.

Pallet Wood Bathroom Vanity Part 2

Welcome to the next step in the bathroom vanity project. I have to apologize for the segmentation of the videos not showing each step of the process. I'm working under the assumption that if you're in to the stuff I'm showing then you have a basic grasp of how to use tools or just want the overall portion with not a lot of explaining to go with the posts and videos. I haven't gotten any feedback from the readers of this blog to state the opposite.

So here we go, this week's video, pertains to a status update for the pallet wood bathroom vanity project. So far, the main chasis or frame of the vanity is complete. The bottom has been reinforced by a sheet of 3/4" Lauan plywood. The piece has been sanded and wiped with diluted denatured alcohol in a 20/80 alcohol to water mix.

The unit is smooth and ready for the stain. During my next visit to my in-laws, I'm going to put glue in 1/4" lauan plywood to cover the unsightly holes from the pocket holes as seen in the video. Yes, I could simply plug in the holes but that would entail having to go buy the pocket hole plugs, glue them in to place then sand them smooth.

By using the 1/4" lauan, I'll have a uniform interior to the cabinet, and they 2' X 2' sheet is only $4 at the local hardware store.

And here's the link to this week's update.

https://youtu.be/-eelqosVy9Y